Gastrointestinale Onkologie

Liangtao Ye

Dr. Ye’s main research interests are the treatment of chronic liver disease and of liver cancer. He has in particular focussed on the molecular mechanism of intracellular signalling leading to fibrogenesis in hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and to cell proliferation and apoptotic resistance in HCC. In cooperation with the laboratory of Dr. Florian Reiter and Prof. Dr. Andreas Geier at Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, he is currently investigating the role of YAP and its inhibition in the treatment of chronic biliary disease, liver fibrosis, and pathogenesis of HCC. The systemic research models and techniques established by our laboratory in the field of liver cancer and fibrosis include the in vitro investigation of cell lines, the culture of primary human cells (HCC and HSC), in vivo mice models of fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis (CCl4 and Abcb4-/-), preclinical 3D ex vivo models for drug screening, and a well characterized tissue microarray of HCC and matched non-tumor liver tissues.

Stefan Munker

Dr. Munker focuses on translational and clinical research in gastrointestinal oncology. His preclinical research investigates the molecular drivers underlying gastrointestinal carcinogenesis, the routine establishment of primary tumoroid cell lines for drug repurposing, lead validation and individualized approaches. His clinical research focuses on the applicability of primary tumoroid cell line culture in clinical settings.